Bamboo bear vs

Ailuropoda melanoleuca compared with Echinostelium paucifilum

Key Differences

  • Bamboo bear is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bamboo bear
Kingdom Animalia (動物) Protozoa (原生動物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Mycetozoa
Class Mammalia (哺乳類) Myxomycetes (変形菌綱)
Order Carnivora (ネコ目) Echinosteliales (ハリホコリ目)
Family Ursidae (Bears) Echinosteliaceae
Genus Ailuropoda (Giant Pandas) Echinostelium
Species Ailuropoda melanoleuca Echinostelium paucifilum

Conservation Status

Bamboo bear

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~1.9K

Trend: Increasing ↑

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bamboo bear
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 20 years
Average Length 1.5 m
Average Weight 100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bamboo bear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in China. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Bamboo bear

ジャイアントパンダ(Ailuropoda melanoleuca)は中国中部の山岳竹林に生息し、体重最大125キログラムになるクマ科の動物で、食肉目に分類されながら食事の99%を竹が占める特異な食性を持つ。偽の親指(橈側種子骨)を使って竹の茎を把握し、1日14時間もの採食時間を費やす。2016年にIUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧から危急(VU)へ改善されており、保護繁殖プログラムと自然保護区の設置が個体数回復に貢献している。

Echinostelium paucifilumはMyxogastria綱の中でも最も小さい部類に属する極めて微細な胞子嚢を形成する小型の変形菌です。世界中の森林の湿った避難場所となる微小生息地で、腐朽した植物材料や樹皮上に生育します。種小名paucifilumは胞子嚢内の少ない糸(毛細管糸)に由来し、この微小生物の特徴的な形質です。

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